• Fluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.net
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    4 days ago

    One Theory I like is that the Jesus we know is an amalgamation of multiple Messiah figures that were walking around around that time, one of them was the basis for the religion and then other stories about those other Messiahs were folded in over the years

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      4 days ago

      Almost like every lauded, ‘perfect’ figure across history?

      In fact, “The Messiah” is a concept that certainly goes back long before some dude allegedly named “Y’shua” was branded that way.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messiah

      Now, modern humans being ~300Kyrs old, I would guess that it’s not just an ancient fixation, but even endemic to our very species… our very way of hoping and wanting and longing for a return to ‘the good times,’ directly embodied via mythological figure.

      Mais non, mon ami…?